महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-256, verse-20

समानां श्रद्दधानानां संयतानां सुचेतसाम् ।
कुर्वतां यज्ञ इत्येव न यज्ञो जातु नेष्यते ॥२०॥

20. samānāṁ śraddadhānānāṁ saṁyatānāṁ sucetasām ,
kurvatāṁ yajña ityeva na yajño jātu neṣyate.

20. samānām śraddadhānānām saṃyatānām sucetasām
kurvatām yajñaḥ iti eva na yajñaḥ jātu na iṣyate

20. śraddadhānānām saṃyatānām sucetasām samānām
kurvatām iti eva yajñaḥ na jātu na iṣyate

20. A Vedic ritual (yajña) performed by those who are steadfast, full of faith (śraddhā), self-controlled, and of pure minds, with the sole understanding that 'this is indeed a Vedic ritual (yajña)', is certainly never considered unacceptable.

Words meanings summery:

• समानाम् (samānām) - of those who are steadfast (in spirit or devotion) (of equals, of similar ones, of steadfast ones)

• श्रद्दधानानाम् (śraddadhānānām) - of those who are full of faith (śraddhā) (of those who are believing, full of faith)

• संयतानाम् (saṁyatānām) - of those who are self-controlled (of those who are restrained, self-controlled)

• सुचेतसाम् (sucetasām) - of those of pure minds (of those with good minds/hearts, pure-minded)

• कुर्वताम् (kurvatām) - of those who perform (of those who are doing/performing)

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual (yajña) (ritual, Vedic ceremony (yajña), worship)

• इति (iti) - with the thought 'this is...' (thus, so, as)

• एव (eva) - indeed, solely (indeed, only, very)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual (yajña) (ritual, Vedic ceremony (yajña), worship)

• जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• इष्यते (iṣyate) - is accepted (is desired, is wished, is accepted)

Words meanings and morphology

समानाम् (samānām) - of those who are steadfast (in spirit or devotion) (of equals, of similar ones, of steadfast ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of samāna

samāna - same, equal, similar, common, uniform

bahuvrihi or tatpurusha compound

Prefix: sam

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Qualifies the implied agents of `kurvatām`

श्रद्दधानानाम् (śraddadhānānām) - of those who are full of faith (śraddhā) (of those who are believing, full of faith)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śraddadhāna

śraddadhāna - believing, having faith, faithful

Present Active Participle (ātmanepada)

from śraddhā + dhā (to place, hold), meaning 'to place faith'

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies the implied agents of `kurvatām`

संयतानाम् (saṁyatānām) - of those who are self-controlled (of those who are restrained, self-controlled)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of saṃyata

saṁyata - restrained, controlled, disciplined

Past Passive Participle

from root yam (to restrain) with upasarga sam

Prefix: sam

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied agents of `kurvatām`

सुचेतसाम् (sucetasām) - of those of pure minds (of those with good minds/hearts, pure-minded)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sucetas

sucetas - good-minded, pure-hearted, intelligent

bahuvrihi compound: su + cetas

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+cetas)

• su – good, well
  indeclinable
• cetas – mind, intelligence, heart
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the implied agents of `kurvatām`

कुर्वताम् (kurvatām) - of those who perform (of those who are doing/performing)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kṛ

kṛ - to do, to make, to perform

Present Active Participle (parasmaipada)

from root kṛ (to do), suffix -vat

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: This participle acts as a noun here, 'of those performing'

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual (yajña) (ritual, Vedic ceremony (yajña), worship)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - worship, sacred ritual, Vedic ceremony (yajña)

from root yaj (to worship)

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

इति (iti) - with the thought 'this is...' (thus, so, as)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the preceding word as a quoted thought or statement.

एव (eva) - indeed, solely (indeed, only, very)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the intent

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the statement

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual (yajña) (ritual, Vedic ceremony (yajña), worship)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - worship, sacred ritual, Vedic ceremony (yajña)

from root yaj (to worship)

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Subject of the passive verb `iṣyate`

जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb `iṣyate`

इष्यते (iṣyate) - is accepted (is desired, is wished, is accepted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of iṣ

conjugation

present passive 3rd person singular, ātmanepada

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: The verb for the second 'yajña'